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Word: offing (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 2000-2009
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That's why this year I am spending more time worrying about missing the upside than worrying about the potential declines of those stocks that have shot up at a velocity normally reserved for cheetahs, not bulls, and certainly not bears.

Author: /time Magazine | Title: To the Moon | 1/1/2000 | See Source »

All I wanted was a cozy log cabin in Maine, somewhere deep in the woods, to toast the New Year under the stars. It was to be my first vacation with my boyfriend, and I wanted it to be perfect. So rather than waste money on a guidebook that was...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Holiday Headache | 1/1/2000 | See Source »

I was wrong. The first site that I tried, cyberrentals.com grouped rentals by region but had no map to tell me where such romantic-sounding places as Seal Cove or Owl's Head were. So I had to log on to mapblast.com to locate each one, then return to slogging...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Holiday Headache | 1/1/2000 | See Source »

One day and hundreds of listings later, I was ready to throw my computer out the window. For every 10 vacation spots I looked into, I found maybe one that sounded good--and more often than not, it was booked, too far away or outrageously priced. For all the hype...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Holiday Headache | 1/1/2000 | See Source »

When I saw that the guide listed most B&Bs' websites at the top of each review, I almost cried. I knew I couldn't resist taking a peek, even though it meant dragging out my search that much longer as I dutifully read the printed reviews, then waited for...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Holiday Headache | 1/1/2000 | See Source »